pt. 1. Improving the investment climate -- The investment climate, growth, and poverty -- Confronting the underlying challenges -- Tackling a broad agenda -- pt. 2. Delivering the basics -- Stability and security -- Regulation and taxation -- Finance and infrastructure -- Workers and labor markets -- pt. 3. Going beyond the basics? -- Selective interventions -- International rules and standards -- pt. 4. How the international community can help -- How the international community can help -- Selected indicators -- Measuring the investment climate -- Selected world development indicators
Summary
This annual report released by the World Bank draws on surveys of over 30,0000 firms in 53 developing countries, along with various country case studies sponsored by the World Bank. Released in September 2004, the 288- page report highlights opportunities to improve its investment climates by expanding the opportunities and incentives for firms of all types
Notes
A co-publication of World Bank and Oxford University Press
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-242)
